All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1200281
(stock #MOR4260)
The Kura
$450.00
$450.00
An Edo era cloisonné Kogo incense case enclosed in an antique wooden box. This was likely made in China for the Japanese market, and is of the Kara-mono style of cloisonné. On top it bears a symbol of Yin and Yang, known as a domo-e in Japanese. The piece is 1-1/2 inches (3.5 cm) diameter and in fine condition. The box is titled Chinese Cloisonne Kogo.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920
item #1197948
(stock #MOR4255)
The Kura
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An antique oke-bound wooden bucket has been lacquered mirror smooth black inside with a natural bark handle added to create a superb sumi-tori charcoal basket for use in the Japanese tea ceremony. The original cask-like body is worn at the rim to an incredible degree, and yet remains structurally sound. It may have indeed been a lacquer-workers bucket, or perhaps used by a paper-hanger, decades of being bumped by the brush naturally wearing down the edges...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1195565
(stock #MOR4236)
The Kura
$750.00
$750.00
A lotus leaf shaped tray by Kido Konroku from the Roka Sensui-So estate of world renowned artist Yamamoto Shunkyo. Although the same as MOR4235 listed previously, this piece has no box. It measures 12 x 12 x 1 inches (30 x 30 x 2.5 cm) and is in fine condition.
Kido Konroku (1812-1882) was a Sencha practitioner and carving artist of the Later Edo and Meiji eras...
Kido Konroku (1812-1882) was a Sencha practitioner and carving artist of the Later Edo and Meiji eras...